Opinion
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A Website Seeks to Show ‘How Alive Arabic Is’
Hossam Abouzahr argues that Classical and Colloquial Arabic should be used and studied “side by side.”
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An Increasingly Popular Cultural Lens: Arabic Literature
A researcher finds that more professors are teaching Arabic literature in translation, in courses sprinkled around the world. The next…
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2017: The Arab World in Books
A sampling of literary and scholarly works from across the region that we have enjoyed over the past year.
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Moroccan Academic Plays Matchmaker Between Books and Readers
A retired professor hunts down books published in Morocco and makes them available to a wider audience. His challenges reflect…
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Learning Arabic: Back to Basics May be the Best Innovation
A back-to-basics approach to learning could be the most innovative way to improve Arab education.
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Does Cognitive Science Hold the Solution for the Arab Education Lag?
Research suggests new ways of learning Arabic script and language could help Arab students gain educational ground.
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A Dispatch From the Cairo International Book Fair
Ursula Lindsey wanders through this famous cultural event and finds a stark reflection of Egyptian contemporary life.
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Ways to Strengthen the Teaching of Arabic
Arabic instruction is filled with unnecessary remnants of past theories and needs a fresher and more practical approach, the author…
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To Make the World a Better Place, Teach Arabic
Learning the Arabic language can play a crucial role in achieving peace.
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